Detail of Kodjok Kenan Namunjdja’s Kabbari Ngalyod, Wynne Prize finalist artwork. The artwork depicts Ngalyod at Kunyikuymi. Kunyikuymi is djang (a Dreaming site) for the Marladj djang (orphan story) and is a highly sacred place. The area is located on the Goomadeer [Kumadderr] River around 16km southwest of Mamardawerre outstation. Two djang at Kunyikuymi represent the orphan and his brother respectively. Nadjardenj, the older brother, is represented by a rock attached to the cliff at the top above the valley and the orphan, while Nanjiwk (name of the site also) is a small rock on the ground some 100 metres from the sandy ‘beach’. The rainbow serpent associated with killing the orphan and brother is represented by a rock in the shape of its head at the top of the river valley. This site is known as Kabbari Ngalyod.
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